Review: CAAMP at Schottenstein Center
“Cheers, Columbus. I don’t have to give an elaborate speech about how we got here. Most of you know how we got here. You are the reason how we got here.' Taylor Meier…
Short North Stage
1187 North High StreetColumbus, OH 43201
Review: PIPPIN at Short North Stage
What did our critic think of PIPPIN at Short North Stage? Production director Edward Carignan said PIPPIN is a “legacy” show – a performance that can be pulled out of the vault, dusted off, and re-released every five years or so. SNS last did this Stephen Schwartz musical (a personal favorite …
Review: AC/DC POWER UP TOUR at Ohio Stadium
Perhaps the biggest change was the audience. In the 1980s, AC/DC was the rebellious band parents warned their children about. Now, the band is the spectacle parents bring their children to experience. It was a little unnerving to hear a mother asking, “Timmy, would you like a cookie?” before the…
Review: MONET TO MATISSE: DEFYING TRADITION at Art Gallery Of South Australia
An experience that may possibly require more than one visit.…
Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Ohio Theatre - A Spectacle in Search of a Soul
Based on Sara Gruen’s beloved 1932 novel - and its 2011 film adaptation, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is a technical triumph wrapped around a dramatically uneven musical. Directed by Tony Award nominee Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo), with book by three-time Tony nominee Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, Peter an…
Review: FLANNEL: A 90S MUSICAL at Shadowbox Live!
What did our critic think of FLANNEL: A 90S MUSICAL at Shadowbox Live!?…
Review: 1776 at Abbey Theater Of Dublin
What did our critic think of 1776 at Abbey Theater Of Dublin?…
Review: HADESTOWN at Ohio Theatre
HADESTOWN will always have a special place in the heart of Ohio Theatre patrons. On Nov. 16, 2021, the musical was the first production in the historic theatre after the COVID epidemic dimmed the lights there for nearly a year and a half. The theatre staff laid roses on every seat to signal Broadw…
Review: PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Short North Stage
What did our critic think of PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Short North Stage?…
Review: LIFE IN MOTION: A STORY TOLD THROUGH DANCE at Shadowbox Live!
What did our critic think of LIFE IN MOTION: A STORY TOLD THROUGH DANCE at Shadowbox Live!?…
Past Shows
15 total · showing 1–10
Waitress
Short North Stage opens their 25/26 Season with the Sara Bareilles smash hit, "Waitress" This musical retelling of the 2007 movie follows the titular waitress, Jenna, who discovers she is pregnant and longs to escape her abusive relationship. When she hears of a local pie-baking...
Into the Woods
In honor of the life of one of Broadway’s most innovative musical geniuses, Stephen Sondheim, Short North Stage reimagines this audience favorite. Exploring the intersection of fairy tales and life beyond “Happily Ever After,” this complex and beautiful examination of human...
Little Shop of Horrors
A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon "Audrey II" grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for...
Assassins
Step right up and take your shot at eternal fame! That’s the premise of Stephen Sondheim’s glitteringly dark and brilliant ode to that cadre of desperate lost souls—Presidential assassins. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, Squeaky Fromme and John Hinkley, Sondheim’s...
Hair
The tribe of Aquarius takes to the Garden stage fifty years after this revolutionary musical stormed Broadway, bringing the counter-culture values of the Viet Nam War protest era to a mass audience. More than just a musical, Hair was a social and cultural phenomenon—a joyous...
The Performers
What happens in Vegas when two high-school friends—and the women in their lives—reconnect at the Adult Film Awards? This farce with an X-Rated vocabulary focuses on Lee, a tabloid journalist, who attends the awards to interview his old friend Mandrew, now an adult film star...
Christmas in Columbus: Return of the Elf
Welcome the Holidays again with our seasonal extravaganza, Christmas in Columbus. This year’s tale features Gideon the Elf returning to the city to save it from the clutches of his evil cousin Simeon. All ends well in this joyful spectacle that will brighten December with...
Dreamgirls
This electric megawatt of a Broadway musical inspired the hit 2006 movie starring Beyonce. Based loosely on the Supremes, it follows a fictional 1960s girl group, The Dreamettes, on their roller coaster journey to the top of the record charts. Filled with belting, high-energy...
The Glass Menagerie
This towering classic, set in the Great Depression, catapulted Tennessee Williams to fame. Told by a prodigal son haunted by memories of his domineering mother, a faded Southern Belle, and his invalid sister, whose fragile world is defined by her collection of glass animals...
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
Angels in America--Millenium Approaches (Part One) Jun 1–Jul 2 Angels-In-America-851x315.jpg Part One of Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer-Prize and Tony-Award-winning exploration of how the AIDS crisis impacted fictional characters in the 1980s. Millenium Approaches introduces the...
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Dinner Detective Columbus Embassy Suites Columbus (10/17-10/17) |
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Dinner Detective Columbus Embassy Suites Columbus (12/05-12/05) |
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La Cage Aux Folles Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center (11/06-11/15) |
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The Sunshine Boys Curtain Players Theatre (9/12-9/27) |
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Dinner Detective Columbus Embassy Suites Columbus (12/12-12/12) |
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Sombr Nationwide Arena (11/08-11/08) |
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Dinner Detective Columbus Embassy Suites Columbus (11/14-11/14) |
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Dinner Detective Columbus- Halloween Event! Embassy Suites Columbus (10/24-10/24) |
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Beetlejuice Ohio Theatre (4/16-4/18) |
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The Jungle Book Kids Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center (9/18-9/27) |